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Re: RetroConnector Joystick shield now available [message #278363 is a reply to message #278320] Fri, 09 January 2015 12:47 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Originally posted by: Nicola

Hi,
my first post here (at least after many years). I have been a passive
reader, though, and I'm glad to see that the community has become more
and more active during these years!

So, a RetroConnector Joystick Shield has just landed on my desk as a
late Christmas present. First of all, let me say that putting my nearly
30-year old Apple Joystick back to work is amazing. I've tried it with
Lode Runner, Conan (moving the character at two speeds), Prince of
Persia, etc... And it just works(TM)! The experience is exactly the same
as it used to be decades ago.

For people asking if it would work with paddles, too, I don't see any
reason why it shouldn't, because the Apple Joystick is just two paddles
combined, as already said. I had built my own paddles many years ago (I
had found the scheme in an Italian magazine): if I can find them, I will
certainly try them and report the results.

That said, I'm using Virtual ][ and I have noticed only one relatively
minor problem: I often need to recalibrate the joystick. For example,
I'm playing with Lode Runner and suddenly I can't move downwards or
rightwards any longer. Freezing the game and calibrating the joystick
(using Virtual ]['s built-in calibration tool) fixes the problem. This
seems to happen at random, no matter what the game is. I don't know if
this is a bug in Virtual ][ or I need to do something else. (In the
bottom part of the joystick there are two wheels and four plastic
screws: I haven't touched them, as I don't remember what they are for.)

Ah, and any suggestions to wipe the rust off the pins of the joystick's
connector are also welcome! (The connector works, but the pins are
dirty.)

Nicola

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